# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA88034
> **SUDDEN ACCELERATION** · Opened 1988-07-15 · Closed 1990-07-31
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA88034
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 1988-07-15
- **Close date:** 1990-07-31
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Affected makes:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Affected components:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- **Affected model years:** 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 65
## Summary

THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY PETITIONED NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTOSUDDEN ACCELERATION ON VARIOUS MERCEDES-BENZ MODELS.THE PETITION WASGRANTED WITH RESPECT TO THE 1986-1987 300E MODEL AND ENGINEERING ANALYSISEA88-003 WAS OPENED COVERING JUST THE 1986 AND 1987 300 E VEHICLES.SUBSEQUENTLY, CFAS REPETITIONED NHTSA TO EXPAND ITS INVESTIGATION TO COVERALL 1984 THROUGH 1987 MERCEDES GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES.DEFECT PETITIONNUMBER DP88-013 WAS THEN ASSIGNED.ON JULY 14, 1988, THE CFAS WAS ADVISEDTHAT PETITION DP88-013 HAD BEEN GRANTED AND THAT A NEW ENGINEERING ANALYSIS(EA88-034) HAD BEEN OPENED.THE PRECEDING PETITIONS AND THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HAVE BEEN MERGED INTOEA88-034.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA88034)
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